Altiloquent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Altiloquent is an adjective meaning Pompous, or pretentious in speech.
Meaning
Pompous, or pretentious in speech.
Example Sentences
He remembered that the politeness seemed too elaborate, too florid, altiloquent to the extent of insincerity.
[T]hey listened, dazzle-eyed- secretly making lists- to grandly romantic trash: bad poetry, stupid theology- altiloquent designs in the empty air.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pompatic, pontifical, magniloquous, poncy, pontificious, pomposo.
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